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boy in a wooded area. they have reason to believe that it is the body of william mcquain, who had not been seen said september 30 it. the community is coping with this very sad discovery. >> it is the ending to this story that nobody wanted. police have been here all day. just down there about 150 yards or so, there is a line that goes into a field. bad as were the little boy was found. just -- that was where the little boy was found. just after 9:00 this morning they found the remains of a small boy. >> we believe the remains of william mcquain. we believe that william has been here at this location since october 1. >> the chief said that is the day security cameras at this
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storage facility captured images of a seemingly happy william mcquain in the company of his stepfather, curtis lopez. lopez is already charged with the murder of jane mcquain and is believed by police to have killed young william. >>he says he is william's half- brother. he says he never met the boy, he felt compelled to come to the crime scene. >> i just. that everything would be ok. -- prayed that everything would be ok. >> they worked the next-door neighbors. they came to place a cross odyssey nor william was found. >> -- out the scene where
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william was found. >> it is a really bad thing to happen to really good people. >> you are looking at security cameras at a gas station. the people here say they're security cameras caught mr. lopez getting gas here in jane mcquain's stolen car october 1 the day the boy vanished. they say that the boy was visible inside the car. police say their job is to make the case. >> you can see more coverage of this story on wjla.com. we will have more on this story at 11:00. president obama is back on the road to push his jobs plan. right now, he is in southern virginia. the president's next up is an
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overnight stay in hampton. he is working to rally americans around what is left of its jobs plan. we are live in a satellite center with the latest. >> this is a jobs plan that has been drastically change. it has been broken into separate pieces to make it more possible. the president firmly believes that it will improve that 9.1% unemployment rate. he is likening this to an epic struggle. >> when a depression hits, we did not say, no, we cannot. >> hoping to elicit and other yes, we can movement, and he boarded his boss and tried to win the public's approval for his -- boarded his bus. >> do not fall for this notion that the jobs act is raising your taxes. it is not true. >> just 29% of independent
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virginians say he deserves another term. at the same time, joe biden was pushing in pennsylvania and tim geithner tried to convince some capitol hill. >> 24% of the american people believe we're moving in the wrong direction. what is it that you are not hearing? >> we will have to focus that matter now. >> the pressure is mounting quickly. a look at just two national newspapers today, no fewer than -- do not even think about googling it. >> i have never seen an uglier bus. he is traveling around on a canadian bus. >> it is not hard to look at this as a bit of a campaign event.
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there is no coincidence that his job store -- tour led him here. >> a bump in the road of the tour. the items disappeared from a hotel. police are not saying if any of the stolen items are still missing. debate number 8 tonight for the republican contenders for president. they will square off in las vegas. seven candidates are taking part in the debate. is expected to cover a number of topics. missing from the debate is jon huntsman. he is boycotting it because of the battle over primary dates. he was first to sign papers to
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be on the ballot in new hampshire yesterday. he believes the state will move its primary up to december. a little bit more than an hour work remains for voters in prince george's county to cast their vote for a special election. it was once held by leslie johnson. leslie johnson resigned over the summer after pleading guilty in federal corruption probe that targeted her husband. the polls close at 8:00. to the crisis in libya and a surprise visit by hillary clinton. she held talks with leaders of the national transitional council in tripoli. she brought with her $11 million in a new age. she said the u.s. stand behind libya as it makes its transition from dictatorship to democracy. >> the work ahead is quite challenging. the libyan people have demonstrated the resolve and
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resilience necessary to achieve their goals. >> she says she is concerned that loyalists are out -- loyalists of gaddafi are still putting up a fight. she hopes to see gaddafi kidnapped or killed. it was an historic prisoner exchange between the israelis and palestinians. earlier today, israeli soldier gilad shalit walked out of prison after spending five and a half years in captivity by hamas. israel released more than 1000 palestinians held in jails. the united states welcomed the swap. it hopes it might help jump- start peace talks. some big news for people on social security. ras is on the way. >> find out why it now might be a good time to schedule a flight out of time for the holidays.
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>> a 20-year-old man is killed after colliding with a commuter bus. >> rain, that is coming. we will tell you when.
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we continue with new
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information about a deadly crash involving a or bus in maryland. -- a tour bus in maryland. the driver of the bus failed to yield the right of way. >> we spoke with the grieving family of cameron this evening. they're on their way to the medical examiner's office to identify their loved one. this is a very busy commuter lot in waldorf. during this accident investigation, commuters were not able to go in or out for more than an hour. this fatal accident claimed the life of a very popular 20-year- old. floors are being delivered at the grieving families home tonight. -- flowers are being delivered at the grieving families home tonight. >> he was just at my house about a week ago. >> maryland state police say he
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was driving a small fort focus and collided with this commuter bus. no one on board was injured. >> i know there is nothing that words can say to take away what they feel. >> the bus was pulling out of the commuter lot. the driver failed to yield. >> my mom was really affected by it. she was in one of the buses behind it. >> as you can see there is no traffic signal. there is a yield sign and a short merge lane. the driver of the bus was taken to a local hospital.
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he has been released. charges are pending tonight. next, come meet me start spinning longer across our area. -- commutes some may start getting wander across our area. >> and changes in the weather on the horizon. >> there are some big lineup changes coming to the washington redskins.
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we are following breaking is out of montgomery county where police of made an arrest in the murder of 12-year-old. investigators have charged her stepfather with her murder. police were called to the girls last may. an autopsy shows she died of trauma to for the upper body. they plan to hold a news conference tomorrow. we have good news for seniors. for the first time in three years, a raise is coming for social security. >> 55 billion recipients will
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learn, and more they will get. experts are predicting a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment. cost increases have averaged about 4%. passengers might want to cash in. southwest and airtran are offering huge discounts based on how far you are going to fly. the sale ends thursday. it is good only for certain dates. the d.c. region is known for its traffic congestion. we are learning how much time drivers spent on the road. our partners at wtop conducted a poll and 40% spent an hour or more in their cars every day.
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some tough weather for driving. >> tomorrow morning could be a little bit of an issue. that will be the story of the morning. riegle take a live look at chesapeake beach. we are -- we will take a live look at the chesapeake beach. we are about seven minutes from sunset. a developing area of low pressure across florida that is putting clouds up the eastern seaboard. lexington, kentucky, getting some heavy downpours. 74 and 54 at a rate in national. -- reagan national. upper 60's across the area at this hour.
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78 degrees in the raleigh-durham area. 50 degrees in chicago. 47 degrees in indianapolis. we will get the mild temperatures tonight. it will turn a bit cooler tomorrow as the moisture converges on the area. the computer models are a little bit different. some areas will give an inch of rain. the heaviest rain will be just to the west of the metro area. i will have an update on this at 11:00. it looks like the heaviest rains will be just offshore. the good news is that it will quickly get out of here tomorrow evening. we will get back on track with beautiful weather. in the morning scattered showers. 68 in the afternoon. cooler on thursday, beautiful
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weather, friday saturday, and into early next week. the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. the caps will be on the ice tonight. >> they played florida tonight. that place will be rocking. the caps are trying to go to 5 and 0. to get there, they will have to be -- they will have to play better than they have been playing. the defense has been shaky. >> there will always be games were used for a lot of goals and
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you when the hockey game. there are different -- there are different ways to win a hockey game. >> the redskins will make some lineup changes this week for the carolina panthers came. jamal brown is expected to move from right to left tackle. they do not even know who was going to start. austin led the redskins with 11 catches in the preseason but then he was passed over until he made this catch on sunday against the eagles. he will now get more plays. anthony armstrong is expected. >> honestly, it is more than just the quarterback position. everybody needs to do their job. find a way to improve. everybody across the board has
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to say, we will get better. >> the nfl trade deadline today. the raiders gave up a first- round pick in 2012. jason campbell broke his collarbone on sunday. palmer goes to the raiders. mcnabb one 1924 with no interceptions. -- won 19 of 24 with no interceptions. david stern says if progress is not major, more games will be canceled. they may be able to compromise on some minor issues, but there's still too far apart on the major issues. david stern will probably not coughing few more weeks of the
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regular season, which will take us into january. today marks the 110th day of the lockout. in college football, brown will deftly start at quarterback for the maryland terrapins. there is your look at sports. >> interesting.
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a quick reminder about our latest facebook giveaway. >> you can enter to win $700 worth of groceries delivered to your home. the contest is on our facebook page right now. we will announce the winner friday on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> keep your umbrella handy. >> rain is moving up through the carolinas. here is your forecast. upper 60's to near 70 degrees. some clearing on thursday. we will have more for you tonight at 11:00. >> see you at 11:00. have a good night.
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